Canberra man guilty of importing 10kg of ice inside fish statues

A Nigerian man accused of importing 10 kilograms of the drug ice inside three fish statues has been found guilty, despite maintaining he was set up by a friend.

Jackson Igwebuike, 34, maintained throughout his trial in the ACT Supreme Court that he was tricked into transporting the drugs, which he was caught with while trying to board a bus from Canberra to Sydney.

Igwebuike said he agreed to deliver the fish statues to help his friend's decor business, as the friend had helped him when he came to Australia to study.